The New York Herald Newspaper, August 13, 1876, Page 8

GENERAL STURGIS. Defence of His Severe Criti- cism on Custer. QECKLESS DASH OF THE IMPETUOUS HORSEMAN, Sturgis As One of Our Old Indian Fighters. An Autograph Letter from General Lee Attesting His Skill. General Sturgis sends the Henan a four coluinn let- ter in reply to accusations made against him and his military record, by newspapers and correspondents in various parts of tho country, His letter is dated “St, flouis Barracks, August 5, 1876."" He begins by say- ing that the time has come when he must speak in his “own vindication.” ‘The ink was scarcely dry on the telegram anoouucing (the death of his son) the greatest Ailliction of his lile, before he was arraigned before the * bar of public opinion as the wanton detamer of the gal- lant dead, General Sturgis’ letter is too long for our crowded columns, and only a synopsis of at can be given, Did ho not feel sustained by a strong sense of right, he says, he would have litle hope of contending tuocessfully against “this seething torrent of abuse.” He continues by saying that the head and front of my offending is thatin a moment of intense excitement, superinduced by a great griet, together with the scenes of sorrow and desolation surrounding me on every nude, I ventured to express my feelings and opinions as 0 the manner in which all this suffering was brought about, I felt that 200 men and officers ot my own regiment, and among them my own son, had been uso- lossly Sacrificed, and I said so. General Sheridan, in his telegram of the 7th of July, trem Philadelphia, | said, ‘Liear it was an unnecessary sacrifice,’ and yet who has found fault with General Sheridan tor baving said this? I said that these officers and men were sacrificed through ignorance of the Indian char- acter on the part of the commander, The New York Hyrsup said, ‘The cardinal mis- luke of this business 1s in the — under. | ating of Indian power;’ and again, ‘It is r that our commanders, all of them, kaye misun- | ferstood this Indian business ;? and yet who bas found wit with the New Youn Ikxany? But icis not ne- | ssiry to repeat here all that was said. Nobody, 1 | will blame me lor having had strong feeling— | for having expressed mysoit in strong terms— | Hid confine ny remarks to myself or re. | | | | iain the th the sanctity of my own rool, Ali this 1 was anxious to do, I hadgo thougnt or desire but to remain at the side of my Prostrated family, to | them, with what fortitude: 1 could command in ing the terrible afflictions which had so suddenly | rertaken them,?? In speaking of Custer General Stargis says he paid umpie tribute to bis undaunted courage, and he made assault on his personal or private character, He {that Custer possessed unbounded selfish am- that no was tyrannical in his intercourse with bition aiicers and men; that his knowledge of Indian warlare | Was limited and Overrated; that all these combined led | Jo the useless and unpardenable sscrifice of 300 gallant | men. He said so thea and he said so now, and wouid | muintain these assertions to the bitter end. General Sturgis next considers the chargos of in competency und cowardice which have been mado | Against him. He said:— in the St, Paul (Mino.) Pioneer, Press and Tribune of the 2ist July, an article appears over tho signature of Ree Wakefield, In which the writer says, in speaking of the suflerings of those who fell into the hands of the enemy at Ute bitte of Brice’s Cross Roads in 18t4 es nd all this can be charged direetly to Gen- eral Sturgis, who charged the enemy with his wagon train and deserted bis men long betore the fighting ceased, mado quick tine to phis, leaving them to cover his cowardly retreat.) * * * General Sturgis next quotes a long communication which appeared in the Chicago Times ot July 29, criti- cising his (sturgis’) conducs in the campaign around Memphis and Cognth during the rebellion, and con- cluding with these wores:— He (Sturgis) coos not say anything abont being sent to the rear to « command in Kentucky, where there | was no er to fear und no gemeralship required. does not say anything how he escaped being tried by @ mil- Ieary commission by being orderea y Brayman, woo was sent to Memphis to organize ae his trial, being ordered to Natchez to take command there and so slop the investigation; bus he does say that Custer Was rast andeven cowardy. Yet Custer lost his life fight- in, inst fearini odds, and he saved his by xetting into Memplis as qnick as he could get there. While the friends of those who fell with Custer will o biaming him, the friends of those who were murdered at Guntown under the incompetent Sturzis will always lay the blame'where it belongs, shonluers Bf tho present Colunel of the seventh United States envalry, .D. Suurgis. General Sturgis also quotes from a letter to the Army and Navy Journet ot July written by E. AL Sherburne to the Chicago Tribune of & previous date, ing among other charges these bitter sen- mourn them, vences Ask General Sturgis if,in the summer of 1864, he did hot march out ot Memphis, T at the head of a fine division of 7,000 to 10,000 ment ack {a revel cavalry General Known to be near a Aave about the same number of men), and it he did not march with the arost indifferent "ignorance reht nto a “trap” set for him by Forrest, get caught vy surprise +o complotely that bis entire commend, without | Wriking @ blow. was broken and seatiered in ater rout and tonfusien nd What were not captured sent flying buck to sin little detached parties. like a floes of scared p before 4 pack of wolves, minns guns, kuapsacks, ar Ulery, Dageage and wagons! And ask him if be and a” .ew Of his chosen were not among the first to werive in t seen the next day after his ng billiards in a saloon there, while his wea: d soldiers were straggling into town ev owe and, then in little detached while their wounded and mrades stlllay on tne’ field of rout (not vatile) ad if he did ne in behind in M: Smith went with no greater m red a sound drubbing to Forrest mber of men aud ad: on the field of | And, when this “suecesstul indian fighter” bas | d these questions, ask him it he remembers the regard of * his soldiers by order. | ing private of the second Kansas Volun- | ve lashed to the wheels of | th twenty his t man in that regi dering two “reguiars’ job, whiie he stood by to si and if when al things were | Feady. an at the head of iis battalion, under arms, did not step forward and tell Gen that the sound of the first plow was the signal loved general” | s cheek didn’t blanch | ing line of stern (rontiersmen who ta n't waik off to free the onwhipped In reply to this terrible arraignment General Sturgis indigpantly exclaims:—“Iu taking a second glance at the ginger pop effervescence of Luis inquisitive corre. | spondent Of ibe Tribune, who seems to KNOW so little, but Who evinces (Which Is Lhe Next best thing) so raro | au cagerbess jor more knowledge, [am very serousiy | inchned to believe that he Wes pot with me at all, and that he ‘only sniffed the battle from afar.’ ” | This writer manifestly speaks Ot things whereof he | has neither personal knowles nor js well informed. | If he had been he would have known it was not a ques: n whether one man shoud have been punished, but he would aiso bave known that, whether my heeks blanched’ of not, the moo were punished, as be may easily satiety b it by reference to any of the Kansas papers of that time, As to the supposed lecessity tor this punishment I do not feel called upon speak in this place, as that 18 a consideration whiea | bas not been calied In question, As bearing, howeve on the question of the “blanched cheek,” [ may well say here that the officer whom he reters to as hav- ing interposed was General Robert B. Mitchoil (then Colonel of tue Second Kansas), and that no single event has ever Tred, Irom the orgauization of that regiment down to thts day, to mar ia the slightest degree the cordial rein and warm tren winch have always existed between that gallant officer aud myself, General Mitchell 1s now a resitent of Washington and will mostprobably see this article. In that eveot | bereby authorize lim to denounce me to (be world if this man’s story is true in apy essential particular, I would be periectiy justifiable in taking | no further notice of all this twaddle, inasmuch as there 18 a maxim which Fays ieus in uno, falsus in omnibus,” but as L rather admire his eagerness tor in formation I wiil endeavor to gratify hum as tar as I can. He goes on to ray:—“Ask him’ (me) “it he and a tew of his chosen officers were pot among the first to arrive m Memphis, and if he was not feon the next doy aiter his return playing biihards,"” & To all this I answer no. | I did not leave “White's Station’? ati regularly teheved by an order from General Waghburne, direct. ‘bg me io report im person at his beadqharters, and | wme to Me his in obedience to that order snd now vefore. Again, be asks “i he’ (1) “cid not remain be- sind in Memois while General A. J, Smith went with | 20 greater number of men and administered a sound drubbing to Forrest,” &c. To tis also L answer “No.” The records will show that I was directed by General Washburné to re port to the Secretary of War tor orders and to repair to Covington, Ky., to await them. Bat even it-1 had bees in Memphis at the time every ono who has served in the ermy at all will understand that | would | bave bad no power to place myself on duty with the | expedition onder Geveral Smith or ander anybouy else. {hat péwer was vested in the Department Camman¢ ind in po other person. Whether General Smith parched with “no greater number of men," &c., 1 | rannot say of my own knowledge; but here is an cx. | rot fron a letter of Captain Bolden, which may | ‘urnish Captain E. A. Sherburne with enough informa don Wo satisly even bis Maatiavle appetite: — Mrmrnis, Tewn., July 18, 1964, Gumenai—Ry the time this reaches you neeounts of Gon expedition will. Heports say he has been very ol with dor he foree that you had. He has, after three day® hard Oguting, succeeded in whipping (so anys the Forrest, loving very largely. I_ remain, yonr obedi- W. SCOTT BELDER, official Int servant, 3 Stvgors, Brigadier General Volunteers, Covington, Fe Having thus replied specifically to the various aceu- | tion whose rations and insinuations of Captain Sherburne, I now beg leave fo intreduce the communications already re- ferred to as a general answer to them all. General Sturgis then submits A NUMBRK OF LETTERS from his subordinate officers, all exempting him from blame for the disaster at Brice’s Cross Roads. The first is a letter from Alexander Wilkins, Colovel of the Ninth Minnesota tufantry volunteers, under date ot June 22, 1864. The writer considers a want of forage | to have been one great contributory cause of the defeat, and says the advance would uever have been pusbet beyond Ripley but for the further positive orders from headquarters, Speaking of the retreat, Colonel Wilkins says it was one weil conducted and | eiinently a successful one, considering that the am- munition had almost given out when the order of re- | treat was given, | Then follows the letter of George E. Warrington, | Colonel of the Fourth Missouri cavalry, written fot White's station, Tenn., under date of June 23, 1464, | Turis letter makes the same general rec.tation as the | other, but says:—"Y.ou wei and energetic and y did all that lay in your power to make the en- gagement successful, nnd when defeat was evident you did all that could be done to prevent the disaster which | followed, ™ * * [Tam conildent that any de- | cided stand made with the intention of rescuing the | infantry which were last eugiged woull have resulted in the capture of the entire force.” The wriler then discusses the question of tho adyance beyond Ripley, | and concludes by saying:—"You acquitted yourself nobly and well and mus@receive the commendation of all Who have aright to express au opinion in tbe mat- ter,”? Here follows a letter from JOSKIM KARGE, Colonel of the Second New Jersey volunteer cavalry, and President of the Military Commission then in ses- sion at Memphis, Tenn, ‘This letter recites the find of the enemy by’ General Sturgis, bis fight with them, lasting some seven hours; his final vanquishment by superior numbers, ana the vast diflicuities attending the retreat, It closes with these words to your ins | domitable energy alone it is due that the command was | suved from utter ruin, and | earnestly beg of you to dispose freely of my services whenever you should find it necessary to vindicate your unsullied pame as a brave and meritorious officer, which you have already demonstrated on many a bloody battlefield.” Aiso a letter from W. L. MeMillen, Colonel of the Ninety-fifth Ohio infantry,. written from Moscow, Tenn., and referring more particularly to the ciffientty met in attempting to transport troops and material through the enemy’s country, and to the fact that whenever the command reached a railroad it was lia- bie to be annihilated by a superior force suddenly swooping down, and stating that the advance beyond Ripiey was made st the better judgment of all the ofcers concerned, and only attempted in compli- ance with thy positive orders received by the leader of the command, I suppose it may be assumed that in publishing the article signed “Company H,” the Chicago Times in- dorsed it; otherwise itis hard to believe that a paper of its standing would give publicity to a communica nly recommendation lay in its scurrility. Now there is a rule, 1 believe, governing the admis- | sion of evidence, which forbias either party to a cuit at | Jaw to impeach its own witness; bat the Times hus gone further even than this, and introduced a witness to tm- peach itselt! Soon alter the battle of Brice’s Cross Roads, or Guntown, that paper, with commendable zeal in the interest of Justice, sent a reporter to Memphi for te express purpose ed, of investi- gating this whole afluir and finding out the truth, He had access to the entire command and did mako a thorough and exhaustive imvestigal the result of which may be gathered from the foliowing editorial, vhich may be found in the Times, of August 3, 1864. { Sturgis here gives an editorial from the Chicago Times of August 3, 1864, whieh says:—“Tho report of General Sturgis, who commanded tho expe- dition that was so badly defeated in Mississippi in June, effectually DISSIPATES THE MISREPRESENTATIONS thrown around the affair by a partisan press, and also chables us to place the responsibility where it properly Delong, * * * The man who plans impossibil- ity and orders its execution by a subordinate ts tho one who should bo he!d responsible for its faili®e, and | not he who, in obedience thereto, attempts its oxecu- tion,” that seén somewhere an article, which I cannot now locate, in which 1t was asserted that I was jealous | of General Custer and anxious to bring my ‘record’? bofore the country. This writer was evidently a stranger to one or both of us or hoe would have been aware of the gruundiessness of nis assertion, It was hot possible that our paths could ever ran athwart euch other, 11 we had both been young men starting ‘out on our carcer together toward a common gonl then it is possible that emulation might have occasionally degenerated into sentiments of a less laudable char- acter, Sut General ter was a young man, full’ of energy and ambition, living altogether in the futuro | and seeking his happiness in the realizationot success. My career, on the contrary (however it may have been), is weil nigh run, 1am rapidly approaching the “sere | and yellow leal,”’ living rather in the past than the fu- | ture, so that our paths may be said to have been di- vergenty and leading to no common ground whereon the jeeling of jealousy couid possibly thrive or even take root, Here I had intended closing my case, but having just been informed that a number of papers have made my | Indian record a subject of sneering animadversion, [ think it better, therefore, to trespass a littie further upon the patience of the public by submitting, without comment, two or three short notices tending to show the ostimate placed upon some of my Indian services by those who, from their positions, wero necessarily famihar with them. That I have had no desiro to bring these orvices to the notice of the public will appear in tho simple iact that it 1s now twenty-one years since the first, aud six- teem years since the last of those services were ren- dered; and L only reter to them now because the prin- ciple of self-defence demands it. ‘The folioWing is an extract trom the Santa Fé (N. M.) Weekly Gazette, January, 18: ARRIVAL OF LALUTRNANT STU AND COMMAND IN SANTA FE. and arrived in Santa Fo ne Mescalero Indians last the 201 ing with them all the animals jen except tliree, which the Indians had eaten, A larce mot them some distance from town and ‘Their ent quite an exeite- Je papuiation welcomed them back. The . We ars happy to state, are doing well aid are ver, The Legislative Assembly, in view of the rvices of Lieutenant Sturgid, unvnimously ution of thanks to bim, which was commu- nicated, in duo form, by a joint committee ot both houses, day, 1 h int. solution of the Legislative Assembly of the Terri- »mplimentary to Licutenant Samuel United States Arniy. Sturgis, of the h campaign gainst the arked by that enerey, perseverance and bold and soldierly suring which ty quailed by his gallantry and nobleness of heart; and herens his rapid pursuit, bold kK and finwl and unex: success will bea nent our ability to jo ruthloss Indians savage and heartless dep ns; thereture be it Kesolved, by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico. SxctION J.—That the thanks of the Legislative Assembly teudered to Lieutenant Sturgis for his gallant services in mini DO. 2.—That & committee of six be appointed, three from the Council and three from the House of Representa: tives, to wait upon Lieutenant Stars and present hin with's copy of these revolutions FACUNDO PINO, Speaker of the House of Kepresengativos JOSE AL BACAY PING, Prosident of the Couneli. The following appears in the Philadelphia Press of September, 1801 :— BRIGADIRK GENKKAL S. D. STURGIS A. PRENNSYLYANIAN. As the recent distingaished gervices of this gallant oficer atthe battle of Wilson's Creck, near Springtela. Mo., and lis more recent promot ve excited the curiosity ofthe } Public 10 KNow more About bim, and as it is probable that | he will play an important part inthe creat drama now bain | M sO giving @ brie! skeieh of his | | | | | meritorious passed ar sai ia, He entered mediately et Second: of any im- na of which had battle, the kubseg ot the battle services. Carle im a he remained three y ed in the battle of ( where ue pe ordeved 1 New uring whiel te of thanks aad a re wmote hin, in which he was ¢ + UNS. | | panies. | simest Important action to that date, and | coved a most signal victory. The etury of War, 4 aber, INL, Hoticey it im the folowing faitering rried on against the ov the headquarters Canadian rivers, where met and chastised on several oc. these engagements, toward the head piican fork of tag Kansas River, « large Was encountered by Cay in Sturgis, of the id severely cbastised, ahey have been jon. Inui First cavalry, broken and dispersed in every dire: . . . . . . . Pirrsnune, Sept 20, 1 a The following isa copy of an autograph letter from Colonel (allerward General) Robert E. Lee, command. Ing the department in which I was then servin Heapgvantns Distater op Texas, + SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 2, 1860, artais S. Th Stoners, First exvairr, Commanding expe- dition against the Comancie and Kiowa Indinus : Cartain—In acknowledging the reception ot your report of tie eugacemont between the United states troops and the Comavehe and Kiowa Indians on the oth alt, 0 taxe reat pleasure in expressing inv gratifie at your sne- cos; my appreciation of nergy and skill visplayed by Joursell and coumand in the parsuit and punishment of the large to ntable obstacles in your way there is abt that the Indian toss, thongh heavy, would have and itis hoped that the chastisement yon fieted will serve to restrain thelr future ageres- fF report has been forwarded to the Adjutant General . that the Secretary of War may be informed of | ntey and of the officers and men of the south | rel and Bent Lhave the honor to be your obedient servant, KK, LEE, Bre nel Commanding Departmest Hero, them, Mr. Edyior, 1 submit my ease to the calm consideration of the people. If, atier having de- youed thirty of the best years of my life honestly and faithfully to the service of my country, I have only succeeded in placing mysolf outside the sympathy of my fellow countrymen ata time when, God knows, I stand most in need of it, J can but exelaim with Car. dinal Woolsey, © Cromwell, Cromwell! Mad T bat served my God with half th I served my King He wonld notin min Mave left me naked to mine enemies. Lam, sir, very reapeetinily your obediont servant, SD. STURE Colonel Seventh cavalry, Brevet Major Generat United States Army, A | were in a state of partiat deeompos: NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE WATER SUPPLY. RESULTS OF A MICROSCOPICAL OPSERVATION OF THE CROTON—LAKE AND 8PRING WATER—A SIMPLE REMEDY TO KiLL THE IMPURITIES, Tn the Croton Water Bureau at the City Hall a large | and well executed painting is suspended, exhibiting a view of the Croton dam aud the surrounding scenery. It was evidently taken in the fall of the year, judging from tho tints of the foliage and the circumstance that the water is represented falling ina beautifully curved sheet over the top of the dam, “That,” observed a reporter yesterday to one of the engineers of n, Mr. Burchell, “is not a correct picture of the Croton dam as it is to be seen to-day.” “No,” said he, “the waterfail ts not there. The water is be, | low the level of the top of the dam, but it is four or five feet higher than it used to be kept f6rmerly.” “How do you account for its present discoloration ?” the Croton water was never clear. Some of the streams are a dark wine color; but there is nothing wrong with it on that account, along the banks of the Jakes were dried up by the heat, and then when the rain came they were washed down and discolored the water, No process of filtering whatever can take away that discoloration, but the water is, nevertholess, healthful.” Tho reporter visited several drug stores to find whether thecondition of the water interfered with the business of compounding artificial mineral waters, but found there was no complaint in that direction, as the change of flavor was too slight to make itself ap- parent in sitnulated decoctions like Vichy and Kyssin- gen water. As for banishing the present flavor of the Croton by processes of filtration no chemist appears to have boon as yet successful In doing so. Speaking of the SUPRRIORITY OY CROTON over spring water Dr. Chandler says :—‘‘Pond, lake and river waters, although containing the same mineral impurities, are generally purer than epring water for the reason that while those bodies of water receive the waters of spring they also reccive a considerable quan- tity ot water which has simply ran over the suriace of the earth. When a shower comes up.a portion of the water goes through the soil and issues a8 a spring, but a large portion of it runs over the soll and goes into the lakes and rivers without taking with it much mineral matter. For this reason the waters of lakes and ponds are much purer than those of tho springs in tho same locality, likely to be charged with suspended impurities for the reason that their waters, which have not been filtered through the soi!, carry with them a certain quantity of mud and organi¢ matier, When water flows into hikes and the sediment subsides it becomes clear, but in streams, where the water runs rapidly, it has’ no op- portunity to deposit its sediment, and it often appears turbid. Rivers flowing through populous dis- tricts and receiving the draiuage of the town on their banks oiten become contaminated with sewage to such A devreo as to make them positively offensive and date gerous to those who drink their water, The waters of ponds are more largely supplied by springs, They are geuerally clearer than those of rivers, as the suspended impurities subside. They often exhibit ‘more or lees color, due to peaty matters held in solution. Such matters are entirely harmless.” WHAT THE MICROSCOPE REVEALS. ° Mr. John Michels, the microscopist, took a giase o! water from an ordinary tap and submitted it to a mi- croscopical analysis. “What was ihe result of your examination, Mr. Michels *” inquired the reporter. Mr, Micngis—I find that tuo water {6 at present highly charged with the decayed débris of aquatic plunts generally disintegrated into such fine particles that they float and remain suspended in the water. On the larger pieces the pretty vorticelle were still sport- ing, and a groat variety ot infusorial lifo was present. T also found in considerable numbers the remains of a particularly offensive form of animal life, the presence ot which, under such circumstances, was io me novel and incomprehensible. The vegetablo matter present was so far decayed as to be of a bright golden color and has undoubtedly rendered the water tewporarily pu- trescent and unfit for drinking purposes, “What remedy would you suggest to render it whoze- some Y” Mr. Micnxi.s—Until the Croton water improves in quality 18 should for drinking purposes be boiled and filtered, or both, when convenient, but where neitber of these remedies can be employed a quantity of vege- lable charcoal, in its natural condition, not powdered, should be thrown into the cistern. This will toa certain extent mitt the evil by absorbing much of the noxious gases, and this simple precautionary measuro should not be neglected in large catablish- ments and by families visiting the country and loav- ing their houses unoccupied, In addition, nm such cases, it would be wise if on their return they emptied their’ cisterns avd obtained a fresh supply. | For chil- dron and even adits a very agreeable method of pre- paring the water for drinking purposes is tho old plan of first boing it and then pouring it upon some highly toasted bread, This when rendered cold forms a very Tefrrshing, wholesome and palatable drink. “Ig this vegetable infusion of a poisonous charac- ter?” Mr. Micnets—I notice that the growing aquatic Plants are unusually londed with animal life, much of which undoubtedly passes tothe Croton water, which, in the absence of any general plan of filtration, is httle better than pond water. In regard to the living animal organisms found in water, I believe the major. ity are perfectly innocuous when alive. Some species are, on the other hand, highly dangerous, the evils arising {rom which, however, tend to future complica. tions rather than to present inconvenience. As no mitigation of the condition of the Croton water can be anticipated for some time, an as the weeds rot it may probably bo even worse, precautionary measures Should be adopted. The principles and methods of constructing filters 1s one well known, and it requires but little ingenuity to make them on a large scale, A SIMPLE REMEDY YOR THE WATE To Tne Evitor or Tre Henatp:— 1t gives ine pleasure to sec your paper calling attons tion to tha present condition of the Croton water. The microscope examination of Professor Chandler shows plainly what every intelligent person would suspect— namely, the presence of decomposing vegetable matter. It seoms strange, however, that asimple remedy has not been aivised which every one could use for purifying the watcr they drigk. This is to heat the water to the bolling point. Thus tho essential oil Dr. Chandior reiers to would be driven off and the liquid made per- fectly puro and beaithtal. I yesterday tried one of Krauss’ Olters, 80 extensively used in the army during the late war and made of porous stone ana charceal, This did, of course, remove all vegetable matter, but aid not destroy the ‘“noxieus scent.”’ I then tricd the borling and found that, after adding tee, the water wi excellent, As this condition may give’ rise to a large amount of,typhoid and other malarial fevers, it seems to me to be only just.to inform the people of so simple a remedy. PHYSICIAN. CURIOUS MATTER FOUND IN THE CROTON, To tar Eprrox or tae Henanp:— Will you be kind enough to give space to a few lines relevant to the very interesting discussion now going onconcerning the Crovon water, which a good many of us are drinking nowadays? 1 have read with jn- terest the recent articles in the Henan for some days past, and have been surprised that so many errors have been allowed to go unanswered, I will allude to two or three facts only :— First—The statement in regard to the quantity of fish, Ge, im the reservoir in Central Park, It w giated that there are “only a few perch, pike,” &e I can siate from p@rsonal observation that the reservoir is very tully stocked with many kinds of fishes—es pectaliy the large “gold fish” and catush—of which L have seen hundreds in a single stroll round the pond, What must bo the number which could not be seen ? Second—Tho reports of the Board of Health that there is nothing wrong with the water but its discol oration (which they say :s entirely due to surface gor washings ol vegetable matter), are entirely fallacious, as any chemistean prove by the simplest investiga: tion. I can say that the water supplied in 120th street and tn this community 18 contaminate’ with animal matter to a very great extent, so much so that sick- ness is a consequence in many cases, Fortunately peoplo are protecting themsetves by first boiling the water, 80 that no great amount of trouble will follow, A teow days ago a neighbor o! mine not only reecived “animal matter’ th the Croton pipet but even the autmais themselves. [examined thes aud jonnd them to be the jargest kind ot suatis found 9 fresh water, They were four to five inches long and over two and a half mehes tn cireumierence, n and gave the familiar odor to the water as it flowed trom the pipes. T could mention other cases in ny neighborhood, bat will not trespess further. Let us have good filtration find less nonsense about harmless vegetation. J.B. CG. St D, THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, The work on the ropes betweon the anchorage at Brooklyn and the tower was continued yesterday under the direction of Mr. Farrington. On Friday the ropes had been placed between the anchorage and the tower, and yesterday was occupied in Ughtening them ap to the proper deflection, On Monday 1 is proposed to get one of the ropes across the river to the New York tower, and, unless unfortunate contingencies arise, the Tope will be taken ont of the water and raised to tts proper deflection in the main span. Eleven ropes in all will have to be suspended irom anchorage to ancuor- age over the two towers, and this work wil not be en- urely completed, with the best oxertions, natil early in September, Then will commence the building of the foot bridge and the placing of the ten cradies in whieh the wires for the main cable are regulated or placed in position when they are run over, BURGLARY IN BROADWAY. The police were yesterday notified that burglars had broken into the millinery store of Doane & Porter, No. 949 Broadway, and stolen $700 worth of siiki bona. No clew to the robbers bas as yt tained. The grass and weeds | Rivers are more | These “ THE COURTS. — The Teapot Medium Still in Hot Water. A DRCISION IN THE HOUSE WILL- CASE. The Legal Conundrum About Police Deadheads. eee Tho fates evidently are agginst Dr. Rufus Wagner Flint, and the prospect seems fair of his remaining in | Ludlow Street Jail for some time to come. On the motion made a few days since, before Judge Donohue, prison for contempt of Court in failing to pay the | ion was given yesterday. Judge Donohue does not ins | duige im long decisions, but generally makes'them in- | telligible and pointed, the following being his decis- | ton:—In this case defendant applies ‘or his discharge | from imprisonment for contempt. ‘The ground is that he is poor and unable to comply with the ofder. In ordinary cases the Court feels inclined to aid arty im- | prisoned, but when the defendant, without reason, starts with the falsehood in regard to why he left bis wife, which statement is corroborated by his own written letter. ‘The Court can place little reliance en the other statements. This do'iverate and useless falsehood stamps his whole ease as a fraud, and I think the plain- fl shows cnough, under the circumstances, to show | he has or can reach means to comply with the order.” Upon the rendition of this decision motion was imme- diately made to renew the application upon further papers, This motion was demed, aud thereupon the Doctor's counsel, discomtited but not wholly discour- nsisted upon being heard in the maiter under corpus proceedings. Judge Donohue gavo his conseat to this latter request, and 1m- mediately Dr, Flivt’s counsel entered upon | a lengthy argument, or rather a long, rambling ad- | dress Lo tne Court. He msisted that the present pro- | ceedings were, as he expressed it, ‘a damning and diaboiical attempt to persecute this man because of his | religious beliet.”’ The fact was Dr, Flint was a spirit writing medinin, and it formed an important element of his religious behef. In the matier of anawering xcaled letters to spirits in the other world the doctor did it as a benefit to humauity more than for pay, much ay ho | were ableta do so, as no doubt did Judge Pierrepont— whose letter, by the way, he added parentheucaily, would never have come to light had not his wife stolen his letters—but by far the majority paid nothin; The allusion ‘to Mr. Pierrepont created a goneral smile through the court room, which became of broader and moro farcical character when the counsel, in a style of eloquent declamation peculiarly his ‘own, pointed to thg bald-headed, sick ly-! 1g. Weazin-faced and spectached Doctor, who was present, and showed the absurdity of his being avio to drag from room to room his wile, weighing over 200 pounds—one of the charges which had been made against the Doctor, He was more intensely dramatic, however, when he came to speak of the two doctors, who, at tho instigation of Mrs, Flint, called on Dr. Flint il to make an ex- amination’of his physical condition. As he expressed it, 1} was like sending butchers to his pen, and he might have added, though he did not, with Mark Antony in his speech on the dead body of Cwnsar, O. pardon me, thon bleeding piece of earth, That [am meek and centis with those butchers. He next began to berate the senior opposing connsel, who was absent, when the Judgo brought him to a speedy halt, atter which he denounced the press to his heart*s content, and finally wound up by stating that iftbe prosecution succeeded in getting money from the Doctor it would be compounding a fraud, as the money, according to their allegations, would have to be obtained throvgh the perpetration of fraud. After a jew remarks by opposing counsel the Judgo dismissed tho suit and remandea the prisoner. Tho Doctor, on the decision being mado known to him, loft the court in custody of a deputy sheriff, a look of sublime disgust overshadowing his countenance. THE HOUSE WILL CASE, Surrogate Calvin yesterday rendored his decision in the matter of the objoctions mado to the granting of letters of administration to Irone V. House, widow of Orson A. Houso, by one Warden, a creditor of de- ceased, and by Mra, Susan L.. Stophens, of New Jersey, The objections of the former atlege the incompetency of the widow by reason of her tmprovidence and her circumstances not being such as to afford adequate security to the creditors; that a large portion of the estate inclaimed by tho widow individually, tho title to which is being contested in New Jersey and in this State, and that the personal estate of deceased in this Stato is about $4,000 and his debts $500; that the widow is an alien and intends to remove the property from this State, The objections of Susan L. Stephens ailege that tho petitioner was never married to the tes- tator; that the w:il in question ts not the last will; that undue influence was used in procumng it; that the téstator was not in bis proper mind when it was made; that the petitioner is an alien, improvident, intem- perate, immoral, dissolute and lezally charged with the Murder of her husband, and that the probate in New Jersey was void and without jurisdiction. The objections that the petitioner 1s not the widow of the testator, and that undue influence was used, do not raise the question of jurisdiction, but were within the province of the Surrogate of Mercer county, Now Jersey, to determing on the probate of the will, and tho granting of letters testamentary involved the deter- mination of thoge questions, and as to them the record must be regarded as conciusive, It is well settled that the judgment of a gistor State, when it is sought to be enforced on this state, may be attached for want ot jurisdiction or for fraud, though the record tay recite facts giving jurisdiction, but such record will only be received as prima facie evidence of the facts There are no facts set forth in the objections which raise any questions of Jurisdic- tion. The Surrogate stated that he is not able to appreciate the force of the objection that the petitioner is not the widow of the testator, The will calls her his wile, and she 18 entitied under the will, though it would appear she is his mistress. Tho decision says, in conclusion :—But as thero is a dispute in the papers. aso the amount of tho property lett by the testator, and the amount ot claims against the same, and it is fe that the petitiover is an unfit person to receive sueh letters, upon these questions it is proper that a reference should be had to inquire in respect to these facts put in issue by the papers, in order that it may be saieiy determined who shall administer to the estate and the proper amount of security to be elven. GILMORE’S GARDEN INJUNCTION. The legal conundrum presented by Judge Ditten- hoefer, whether policemen are in contemplation of law “dendheads” or not, 18 still unsolved, Contrary to ex- pectation, Judge Donohue did not render any decision yesterday on the motion for an injunction on behalt of Sheridan Shook against the Police Commissioners re- straining the Sunday night potice raids on Gilmore's Garden. Ou inquiry ot Judge Donobuc he stated that the points raised by counset are vory interesting and somewhat novel and requiro carclul investigation, whieh he has not had time to give them. A decision, therefore, is not likely to be rendered for a few days Meantime the counsel think that pending such de- cision the Police Commissioners wil! hardly venture to Tepeat their demonstration of last Sunday evening. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Frank Arlington, committed on a charge of felonious assault apon Catherine Crawford, was yesterday, upon application of his counsel, Mr. William F. Kintzing, admitiod to bait in $1,500 by Judge Donobue. Tho prisoner's mother became his suret; Suits havo been begun in the United States District Court against the following partios and their suretics warehouse bonds:—H. Livingston & Co,, $10,902 06 lic, Knevals & Co., $20,000; administrator of J. G. Woish, $2,800; same, $4,500; same, $11,660; John Mc- Clure, $181 50; Winterhut & Co, $14,830 28; Charles Tynz, $1,020; ‘Compargnac Brow & Co., $1,350 20; G. Naphezyi & Co., $140; Railt & Co., $754'90;" Francisco rallotti, $4,903.54; Theodor Stetin and Julius W. Wul- fing, $2,307 50; William J. and Edward W. Russel, $2,800. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Donobue. Baker vs. Cornell. —Motion denied, withont cost, Ward va, Hoymann,—Motion ed on plaintiff mak- ing the indorsement on o: der. Bryan vs. Barrette,—Allowance five per cent. Alexander va Monteflore Benevolent Society. —Mo- tion granted, without costs. Clarkson ve, Weekart,—See memorandam on bill. Morrison vs. Cohen. —Granted. In the matter of Schuyier.—Memorandum, Flint vs. Flint. —Motion denied, Govdwin vs. Covb.—Memorandam, Stewart vs. Hameil and others,—Motion granted, Wehli v8. Conncr.—Motion granted. Juanzenbausen, &c, vs Lyons. —Opinion, POLICE COURT NOTES. Whilo Frank Mattola was standing on tho corner of South Filth avenue end Broome street at an early hour yesterday morning Susan Ryan, aged sixteen, of No 12 Grand street, came upto bim and asked him tor money, He refased, whereon sho snatched his watch ehain, valucd at $12. On being arraigned by Officer O’shay, of the Eighth precinct, (he prisoner was com- mitted for trial in default of $1,000 vail. « James McGuire, John Brady and Francis Quinn, Brady anid Quinn being ox-convicts, were held for trial at the Washington Place Police Court yesterday by Justice Smith for breaking into the salcon of Witham ip Supreme Court, Chambers, for his release trom | | counsel ice and alrmony directed by the Court, a deets- | might need money. "Many enclosed money to him who | ; Deral, on Tuesday, August 15, from his late residence, MeGlory, at No. 114 West Thirtieth street, yesterday, and stealing 300 cigars, The prisoners were held to answer in $1,000 bail eveb. During an altercation Friday night Michae! Corcoran was stabb« in Washington square on} d in thé arm Mulberry street, The weapon used was « file, which | had been sharpened down into a knife, Jobn Reynolds, of No. 10 Hamilton street, was held for trtal in it of $500 bail by Justice Murray, in the Tombs Police Court yesterday, for stealing seven | boxes of cigars from Benjamin Coilin, of No. 269 Canal | street, Jobp McGuire was also held for trial tor stealing a | roll of cashmere, valued at $28, from Max Greenbaum, at No, 228 Bowory. HOW TO OBTAIN COMMISSION, A German grocer on the corner of 106th street and Secdnd avenue employea a Jew named Solomon Blum some months ago to soil hay and feed on com- mission, Blum claims that he sold $450 worth, on | which he was entitled toacommission of $40. Helm | denied that he was etititled to more than $16, which be | | pad him, Blum sued to recover the: balance. On riday Helm’s son, August, and a companion | named William Abrens, waylaid Blum and beat | him unmereitully with a base bal! club and a fence rail, | and when he succeeded at length tn eseaping from his assailants, they again knocked him down with stones | At the Fitty-seventh Stroet Court yesterday Judge Kas- mire held the young men for trial, A VERY BAD BOY, | | | Jeremiah Burns, aged twelve years, was sent to the Catholic Protectory yesterday by Judge Kasmire, at the Fifty-seventh Street Court, on epmpiaint of his | mother, who resides at No. 209 Kast Forty-second | street, She said that he had already gone beyond her | control and that im depravity he could not be sur- | passed, On Friday be stole his father’s holiday shocs and pawned thom for thirty cents, with which be bonght liquor and got drunk to insensibility in the cellar, He was cominitioa ll he shall be twenty-one youre uld, ; RESURRECTING THE SCANDAL. The prospect of the reopening of the great scandal through the Moutton suit for damages has Jed to con- siderable comment in Brooklyn and elsewhere, and no Small dogree of disgust is expressed at the outlook. Among the witnesses who will probably be exammmed are Mrs. Theodore Tilton, her brother, Mr, Richards, and bis wife, ana Miss Edna Dean Proctor. Mr. Henry C. Bowen, Rey. Henry Ward Beecher, Mr. Tilton, Mr. Moulton, Rev. Mr. Halliday, Stophen Pearl Andrews, | Samuel Wilkesop, H. 3. Claflin, District Attorney Britton and other prominent gentlemen will also be called to the witness ‘siand, It is not anticipated, however, that tho trial — will cccupy a longer period ‘than one month. Mr. Shear- man say3 that ho has never yet asked the delay of a single term, and did not expect to. He had given up his summer vacation entirely for the purpose of boing in readiness for the tirst trial term, and be sup- | posed that Mr, Moulton, having so frequently professed extreme anxiety for au onrty trial, would be ready at the same time, Generals Butler and yor will ap- pear for Mr, Moulton, and William M. Evarts and ex- Judge J. K, Porter for Mr, Beecher, It is believed that inview of the probable difficulty which would be experienced in getting ajury in Brooklyn an effort wi be made to have the trial take place in Now York. THE MURDER OF OFFICER SCOTT. Counsel for James Burke and Jamos McCann, who were committed by tho Coronor as accessory to the murder of Officer Scott, of Brooklyn, yesterday ap- plied to Judge Reynolds, of the Brooklyn City Court, for their admission to bail. The Court took the pa- pers to consider tho evidence, and reserved its decis- fon till Tuesday next | JEWELRY IDEN’ * Captain Gariand, of the Eighteonth precinet, received a despatch yesterday from a party im New Branswick, N. J., stating that the doscription in the Henan of the Jewelry found on William Kelly, who was arrested on Third avenue on Friday, tallied with jewelry that had been stolen from him. He asked that the property be retained until his arrival in New York. Kelly was, therefore, again remanded by Judgo Kasmire at the Filty-seventh Street Court yesterda: MARRIAGES AND DEATIB, MARRIED. Bocrrt—Coor.—On Monday, August 7, 1876, by the Rey. S. M. Haskins, Joux W, Bocrrt to SARAH A, Cook, all of Brooklyn, F, D. No cards, CHALLIs—Loraxz—On Saturday, August 12, at the residence of the bride's mother, Brooklyn, N. Y,, by the Rex, Stephen H. Camp, Josxra K. Cuauus, of Philadelphia, to Matitpa C. Lorenz, of Brooklyn. No cards. WHitakeR—Myans—On Wodnesday, August,9, at the residence of Fernando M. Wall, Esq., Haverstraw, N, Y., by the Rev. ‘Father Mahoney, Cmarixs C, ITAKER, Of Brooklyn, and HexwteTTA, daughtor of Captain Julian Mvors, of Savannah, Ga. No card’. Savannah and Mobile papers please copy. DIED. Ackgnaax.—At New Brunswick, N. J.,. Saturday morning, August 12, 1876, in the 65th year of his age, Brssamix V, ACKERMAX, Sr. Relatives and friends aro invited to attend,tne fu- IFIED, | Hamilton av., at hoif-past two o'clock P. M., and at the First Reformed church at half-past three P. M. ARMSTRONG.—Saran, wife of William Armstrong, aged 65 yours. Funeral from the house of her daughter, 223 East Bist st. on Monday, 14th inst, at one o'clock P. M. Tho relatives and friends of the family are-invited to attend the funeral, Aygns,—At Fairview, N. J., on Saturday, August 12, Nein, wife of M. 8. Ayers, M. D., and only daughter of Mra. A. M. Hits. Faneral on Monday, 14th inst, at three o'clock. Train leaves foot of Chambers st., via Northern Rail- Toad of New Jersey, at ono P. M. Bakgr.—In Brooklyn, August 11, 1876, Neoime A. wife of Charles H. Baker, Jr., in the 33d year of her age, Tho relatives and friends ‘of the family are respect. fally invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, the 13th inst, at three P, M., from her late residence, 220 Dean street. Bercoun,—On Friday, August 11, Frep) Goup, M. D., in the 59th year of his age. Rolatives and frionds are respocttully invited to at- tend the funeral, from his late residence, 158 Dolancey this day (Sunday), at two o'clock. BcLKLeY.—On Saturday, August 12, Joux Neitsox, son of Charles A. and Julia N. Bulkloy, in the Slat year of his age The triends of the family aro respectfully invited to attend the funcral, from the residence of his father, 15 | West 18th st, this (Sunday) afternoon, August 13, at two ecg ‘ Burxs.—On Saturday, August 12, Axn Burns, in the 57th year of her age, ioe cardi _ Relatives and iriends are respectfully invited to | attend the funeral, on Monday, * August 14, from ber arr residence, No, 253 West 22d st, at two o'clock y.M. Buren.—At Stamford, Conn., Thursday, August 10, Grsste Guaus, wife of Dr, George W. Burch, of Stam: ford. Funeral%rom the Congregational church on Monday, August 14, at two P.M, CALLAGHAN, —AL her residence, 149 Fast 224 st., Sat- urday, August 12, of disease of tho heart, Mrs.’ Mar- GARET CALLAGHAS. Her relatives and friends and those of her son are requested to attend a requiem mass at St. Ann's ck J. Brr- church, Bast 12th st., at nine o'clock Monday, August 14. Her remains will be ‘nterred in Calvary Cemetery. CAssox.—On Saturday, August 12, Sakai EvLes, daughter uf Coelho and’ Mary Ellen Casson, aged $ months and 25 days. ° * Funeral will take place on Sunday, the 13th, at two P. M., from the residence of her Parents, 245 West 30th st Ronee ae aren Lee, York, on August 10, ATTIC A., wife of Edward R. Chapel and only daugh' of Theodore W? and Coruelta Bi lege ar aainys: Funeral services will be held at ihe residenco of her parents, No. 79 First place, Brooklyn, on Sunday, 13th inst, at half-past three o'clock M, Relatives and friends and members of Company C, Twenty-third regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., aro respectiully invited to at- tend. CLaRK.—At Avon Springs, N. ¥., Thursday, August 10, 1876, StutMaN A. CLark, of New York city, aged 64 years, Interment at Holley, N.Y. Covy.—On Friday, August 11, at 142 Cherry st, Many A. Copy, Funeral this day (Sunday), at two P, M. Wexford and Dubin papers please copy. 4 Conrox.—On Friday evening, August 11, Patrick 8. Contos, in the 60th year of his age, Relatives and friends of the family, also theso of his sons, Revs. Jonn 8. and Charles H, Colton and Thomas J. Colton, are respeetfully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday morning, at ten o'clock, from hia Inte resi- dence, 116 East 2d st, to Church of St, Vincent Fer- rer, Lexington ay, and 66th st, where a solemn mass of requiem will be offered, and thence to Calvary Com- etery for interment, Coxxonty.—A month's mind mass of requiem will ho offered for tho repose of the soul of the late ox- Judge Mienart Coxxorny, on Monday, August 14, at ton A. M., at st. Paul's church, Weet oth st Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Conkery.—On Friday, August 11, at half-past four M., Mictaxn Conkeny, native of Newtown Shan- rum, county Cork, Ireland. The relatives and friends of the family, and those of is brothers, Timothy#John and Daniel, are respe: fully invited to atiend his funeral, from his late resi- deuce, No, 257 West dist st, on Sunday, 13th inst His remains will be taken to the Church of tho Holy Cross, West 42d st., at half-past cleven A. M., where a solemn mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of his soul; thence to Calvary Cemetery for interment, Cuntix.—On Friday, Augustil, Marcaret Coatin the beloved daughter of Jeremiab and Jobanna Curtin lately deceased, aged 27 years, 4 and 9 days. ‘The relatives and friends of the ily are respect. fully invited to attead the her late resi- dence, No, 234 Grecnwiel at, afternoon, August 14, at two o'clock. Dorervon.—On Sar short illness, Jonx Donat The relatives and tri Herman Wienhols, are his tuneral. on Monday, the , the ian fnst., after a “and thova of his uncle's, invited to attend mmat, at balf-nast one o'clock P. M., from the residence of his uncle, No. 308 Weet 30th st, Driscont.—On Friday, Angust 11, Timormy F. Dais- COLL, aged 28 yoars and 9 months. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully und severely wounded by Rosario Murano, of Na. 5 |sinvited to attend the tuneral, from his late residence, 64 Montgomery st., to day, at two P.M. Dorey.—On Friday, August 11, 1876, Owen Durgr, a native of the paris Clentuberct, town of Rasulish, county Mongghan, aged 97 years, 5 months amt 6 days. ‘The remains will be taken to the Church of St. Vin- cent de Paul, North 6th st., Brookiyn, on Monday, August 14, at ten o'clock A. M., where a solemn high mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of It soul. The funeral will take place at two o’ciock, Relu tives and friends are invited, Evers —On Friday, Angust 11, Jony H. H. Evens, beloved son of Henry and Whilhelmina Evers, aged 1 year and 15 days. Relatives aud friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of bis rents, No, 49 Monroe 8l., on Sunday atternoon, at cloc ‘osTkR.—On Saturday, August 12, Eprru Cusuman, youngest child of Frauk'P. and Georgiana M. Foster, | aged 10 months and 27 days. Funeral from the Church of the Transfiguration, East 29th st., Monday, August 14, at one P.M. Fennis —On Friday, August 11, ANxa Marta Funors, in the 72d yer of her ngs ‘The frictds of the deceased aro invited to attend her funeral, from ber residence, No, 217 West Sist t., Sun. | day, at one o'clock. GaiLices.—On Avgust 11, ANN GALUGRN, aged 51 years, of the parish of Den, county Cavan, Ireland. Relatives aud friends are respectfaily invited to at- tend her funeral, from her late residence, 424 East 16th st, on Sunday, the 13th, at one o'clock, Horraxiner.—On Saturday, August 12, Lovrsa, beloved wife of Abraham Hoffheimer, in the 66th year of her age. Notice of fancral hereafter, Hows.—On Friday, Avgust 11, Jonx Hows, M. D. ‘The relatives and friends are invited to atiend the funeral, from the residence of his father, John W. Howe, 311 West 17th st., this (Sunday) afternoon, at two o'clock. Hupsox,—Angust 11, Jaws Hupsos, aged 74 years, ‘The relatives and Iriends, also members of the Ex. empt Firemen’s Association of New York, are respect- fully invited to attead his faueral, from his late resi- denee, No. 153 North 4th st,, Williamsburg, E. D., on Monday, at two o'clock P. M. Tkvind,—At Manchester, Vt, on Friday, Angnet 11, ELeaxor CaroLixk Montox, wife of Charles Irving, of New York. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funtral, at Christ church, Tarrytown, on Monday, 14th inst,, atone o’clock’P. M. Train leaves Grand Cen- tral depot at 11:50 A. M. Janviz.—On Friday, Angust 11, 1876, Epauxp G., eldest son of Eoxusp' Jarvis, in the 40th yoar of e, “eThe relatives and friends aro invited to attend his funeral, at the residence of his sister, Mrs, Sarah E. No, 315 West 19h st, on Monday, 14th inst, at one o'clock P. M. Krury.—On Saturday, August 12, 1876, in the 70th year of his ago, of congesuon of the lungs, Wituram Kenny (formorly of Bast 15th st.), at his residence, No. 168 Kast dst st Relatives and friends of the family and thoso of his son, William H. Kolly, Justice of the Sixth Judicial Disiriet Court, are invited to attend the funeral, at half-past. nine’ A. M., on Tuesday, 15th inst., from ‘nis late residence, thence to the Chureh of the Immaculate Conception, 14th st., near av. A, where funeral services will be held at haif-past ten A. M.; thence at hall-past one P. M. to Galvary Cemetery. Kenr.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, August 11, Joanna Strewaxt, wife of William Kemp, aged 53 years. Friends are respectiuily invited to atteud the funeral, from her late residence, 305 Adelphi st, Brooklyn, of Monday, August 14, at two P.M. j Keecax.—On Saturday, August 12, Mary, wife of Francis J. Keegan, in the 37th year of her age. Friends and relatives of the family are respectful; invited to attend the funeral, at half-past two o’cloe P, M., at 75 Atlante ay., corner of Hicks st.. Brooklyn, Kosuier.—On Saturday, August 12, Purr, be. loved son of Phillip and Whilhelmina Koehler, Jr., aged 11 months and 20 days. : Reiatives and friends of the family are invited to at. tend the funcral,on Sunday, August 13, trom 869 2d ay., at one o'clock. Kony.—Io Washington, suddenly, Augast 9, ot ap- oplexy, Pavt Korx, German watchmaker, in his 40th NGHAAR,—Friday, August 11, 1876, ALDEN H., only child of H. Louis and Josephine Langhaar, aged 1 year and 16 days. ‘The relatives and friends of tho family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his grandfather, Mr. Charles Ruland, 297 Presiden! st., Brooklyn, on Sunday, 13th inst, at throe o’cloct P. M., without further notice. Latcurorp,—CLara HeMPLeturs, daughter of Will jam S. and Honrtetta Latchford, aged 6 months and li days. Funeral to take place on Monday, at one o'clock, from the residence of its parents, 204 South 8d st, Brook- lyn, B.D. TTAWLR.—At her residence, 321'Warren st., Brook- lyn, on Friday, August 11, Hasord Lawuxe (iormerly Mrs, Conway), in the 43d year ot her ago. Her remains will be taken, on Monday, the 14th, to St, Paul's Roman Catholic church, at haif-past nine A. M., where a solemn mass of requiem will be offered up for the repose of her soul; thence to Calvary for inter. ment, Relatives and friends are respectfully invited, Lovesoy.—On Thursday, August 10, 1876, at his late residence, 124 Madist Jonx Lovxsoy, native of Bosscarberry, county Cork, treland, aged 76 years, jatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, August 13, to Calvary Cemetery Moorg.—At Milan, Italy, August 8, Lizzin Mouurm Moore, daughter of Elias and Louise Moore, of thir city. Notice of funeral hereafter. Moraax.—At New Rochelle, on Friday, August 11, Haxxry R. Moucas, in his 75th year, / The relatives and triends of the family are respect. fully invited to attend the fuaeral, from his late resk dence, on Tuesday, August 15, atiwo o'clock P.M. Carriages will bo in waiting at New Rochelle depot op arival of 12 M. train from Grand Central depot. St. Louis papers please copy. MoCang.—Friday, August 11, 1876, Avion McCana, widow of the late Michael McCabe, of Cloonaugh, county Longford, Ireland, aged 60 years. Relatives and friends are rospectfully invited to at tend the funeral, on Sunday, August 13, trom her late residence, 419 East 1th st, McGoway.—Suddenly, on Angust 10, Epware McGowas, a native of Ballysbanuon, county Donegal, Ireland, in the 30th year of his age. Funeral from the residence of his mother and brothers, 539° Canal st, on Sunday, 13th inst, at one o'clock. O’Coxnon,—August 12, 1876, Axw O*Coxnor, the be loved wife of Thomas O'Connor. Relatives and irienas aro requosted to attend the funeral, on Monday, August 4, atone P, M., from 330 East 34th st. O'Det.—On Thursday, August 10, Corxeuica O'DeLL, aged 40 years, 7 months and 29 days. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 15 7th av., on Sun day, 13th inst., at one o’clock; thence to St. Joseph't churgh. The’ members of U. B. '. A. B. Society, branch No. 1, and St. Joseph’s R. C. T. A. B. Associa tion are cordially invited to attend, ; Puoxxett.—On Friday, Auguat 11, Kame A, only daughter of William 8. and Catharine A. Pluy kett, aged 5 months and 5 days. The relatives and triends of the family arc respect fully invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday after. noon at two o'clock, {rom the residence of her parente,. No. 63 Spring st. Ronxrts —On Friday, August 11,1876, Ayx RonerT, The friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from her oe 667 2d av., on Sanday, August 13, at two P. &. Rocrkx.—On August 12, 1876, Peter Jons Roorxe, son of Peter and Hannah Rourke, aged 13 months. The iriends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, on Moniay, 14th inst, from 161 North 7th st, Wihamsburg. SnHastey.—On Friday, 11th inst., Micnaxn Smantry, a native of county Longford, Ircland, in the 35th year of his age, Relatives and friends of tho family are invited to at tend the funeral, from his late residence, 216 4th st., Jersey City, on Sunday, 13th imst., at three P. M. Stoax.—On Saturday, August 12, 1876, Daxixt Stoan, aged 52 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at tend the funeral, on Tuesday, Aucust 15, at half-past eleven A. M., from Trinity cnspel, West 2th st, SauTm.—On Thursday, August 10, W. 8. Swim, 31 years, 3 months and 14 days, Jatives and friends of the family, and members of Lebanon Lodge, No. 191, F. ani A. M, and Corinthian Chapter, No. 159, R. A. M., are respectfully invited ta attond the funeral, on Sunday, August 13, at two P. M., from his late residence, No. 26 St. Mark’s place. Santu.—Cnarces L. Suiru, formerly residing at 114 Cannon st., New York, atter a protracted and patniul iMness, on the 10th inst., aged 47 years, Funeral services, hall-past two o'clock, this Sunday afternoon, at his lato residence, No. 167 Taylor. st Brooklyn, E. D. Relatives, {riends and acquaintances and members of No. 13 Truck, Volunteer Fire Depart- mont, are rospecttully invited to attend, TaGGaRD.—On August 11, 1870, Kate S. Taccan fe sesgeltni . H. and tho late Mary E. Tag- ari serie relatives and frionds aro invited to attend tha funeral, from her late rosidgnee, 107 Fort Greene piace, Brookiyn, on Monday, Ith’ inst, at two P.M Tinmts.—At White Plains, on Saturday, August 12 Hxyny W. Tronits, in his 72d yoar, Funeral services at Graeo church, White Plains, op Tuosday, August 15, at three P.M, Tien —-On Friday, Augnst 11, at twolve M., after h winiul illness, JANE ARMSTRONG, beloved ‘wife of Patrick Tighe, In the 47th your of her age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 301 East lithst., on Sunday, 13th inst., at one o'clock. : Trecartix.—Suddenly, in Brooklyn, on’ Thursday, August 10, Mary Hxsarerta, daughter of John aad Hepriotta Lats Friends of the tamily are respectfully invit attend the funeral, from the residence of bee sy le 189 Gates avenue, on Sunday, August’ 13, at twe o'clock, 1t being her 20th anniversary. Vax Crrny.—In Brooklyn, on Satarday, August 12, 1876, Rovay S. VAN Cimxy, in te 78th yest of hy ago. Friends of the family are respectfully invited tend the funeral on Monday, the 14th inst, at three o'clock P. M., from his late residence, 71 Livingston st, Wits, Wednesday, 9th inst, Wituiaw B. Wintis, aged 82 years. Funeral service at Masonic Temple, 234 at, and 6th ay. on Sunday, 13th inst, at two o'clock P. M. Friends of the family and members of Manhattan Lodge No, 62, Holland Lodge No, 8 and Ropuvlic Lodge No. 600, F ani A M.; Jerusalem Chapter No. 8 RA M., members of the Masonic Veteran Association and members of the Police Department are invited to at vend the santeal without further notice, OURLL —After a lingering illness, Jaxxs B, in tho 27th year of bia age. Saar: Relatives aad friends are rospecttully invited to ate tend bis tuncral, from bis late residence, 417 Greene Wich st, on Monday, August 14, at two o'clock.